I can feel the energy already picking back up. It doesn't feel like winter outside, and the huge burst of activity here on the scene certainly leaves nothing to be desired with a deluge of just about anything listeners could ask for. All weekend long The Camel has...
If Hills didn’t already exist, we’d be well on our way toward inventing them in our mind's eye… and our mind's ear, too. Theirs is an epic, larger-than-life mix of punishing, trance-inducing Halleluhwah-wah-worship and brainstorming astral amplifier assaults, baked inside a crispy crust that forms only atop those who spent their formative years...
In the summer of 1998, the hardcore band I was singing for played a show in a friend's basement on Cary St, opening for two touring bands from DC. After we played and loaded out our equipment, we headed back down into the basement to see the first of the two touring bands, a group called De Nada. As soon as they started, all of our jaws dropped....
Thursday, 12/22 Bruce Olsen @ Shenanigans 8pm. Thursday, 12/22 Mutwawa, TSRP (Tom Smith & Ryan Parrish), AZ Tiraks En Nod, Whoa! @ Strange Matter 10pm. Thursday, 12/22 Erika Blatnik (photo by Pure Light), Clifton McDaniel, Matthew Paul Butler @ The Camel 8pm. Friday, 12/23 Christmas Blowout featuring Amazing Ghost, DJ Elves & J Kanizzle @...
Matthew Herbert - One Pig (Accidental Records) This strange, mostly ambient album is the latest work from electronic artist Matthew Herbert, who has been active for over a decade and a half, releasing recordings under the names Herbert, Doctor Rockit, and Radio Boy, in addition to his own and various others. This album is the third part of a...
Black Liquid: State of the (Richmond Hip-Hop) Union It’s 3:00 AM and Strange Matter is finally at peace. One hour earlier, the venue was crowded with fans of RVA underground hip-hop attending the final Face Melt Friday of 2011. While most people left more than content with the event, the night’s co-creator and host, Black Liquid, is not...
Growing up in the technology age, the principle that "the medium is the message" still applies greatly. It seems as though almost anyone can record a song, put it online, and build some promotion, with the hopes that their message gets across to as many listeners as possible. However, Rebelution has gone with a more traditional approach. Their...
Canary Oh Canary have patiently and deliberately crafted a sound that has been described in several ways. One description that has been applied to them is the term “shoewave,” a hybrid genre which combines the genres of new wave and shoegaze. They have certainly taken elements from these genres during their natural evolution as a band. Yet it all...
Bobby La Beat ain't no Santa, but he's got a bag full of bangers that he's ready to drop on the Deli! One last party before the holiday, so come through, be merry and enjoy the bass explosion! WHO: Bobby La Beat WHEN: Friday, December 23rd 2011, 10PM WHERE: NY Deli ADMISSION: FREE! AUDIO AMMO Bobby La Beat ain't no Santa, but he's got a bag full...
Mr. Ice Cream Man - Master P For the Love of $ - Bone Thugs N Harmony I Wanna Be You - Playa G Shine and Recline - MJG Buck Bounce - 8 Ball & MJG Where's the Bud At? - Loud Infamous My Mind Went Blank - DJ Screw Swang - Pimp C Swangin and Bangin' - ESG 25 Lighters - DJ Dima Sho Nuff - Tela Bass - A$AP Rocky Audio Dope II - Curren$y Bet I Got Some...
